Journey to Motherhood

Map of woman journey to pregnancy with yes and no along the path.

I love being a mother, and I love my children more than words can express. But at the end of the day, motherhood can be really hard. This is an excerpt from a longer essay about my motherhood experience. This is about my real thoughts and feelings before I became a mother. It wasn’t a […]

Middle of Marriage

This week marks my 7th wedding anniversary, which naturally makes me think about marriage. While I share some things here, the inner workings of my marriage are something I haven’t shared much about because that wouldn’t be fair. My marriage isn’t just mine, it’s also my husband’s. To respect his experience, privacy, and story, I […]

Learning to Fail Through Crochet

Crochet squares on solid color background

Who knew picking up a hobby I have done on and off over the years would turn into a great lesson and example of my progress with the middle.

Inspiration, Productivity, and The Mddl

Providing value is genuinely important to me, as is sharing authentically. However, these two things can often be at odds, and right now they are. Basically I hate any idea of “providing value.” Maybe it’s having a hard time getting back into the swing of things, or maybe it’s just a lack of inspiration, but […]

I’m in a Middle and I don’t know how to talk about it

This is another non-post, post. I have said it a million times and I will say it again, transparency is important to me. We often only hear about someone’s middle when it’s over. Part of this site is sharing about the middle while you’re in the middle. It’s messy, it’s confusing, and it’s hard. Sometimes, […]

More Love Is Blind Thoughts, no one asked for

I just finished the second set of Love is Blind episodes. It truly is the ideal background for me while I am working because I can just listen for keywords and tune out the dramatic glances and music. Once again, if you are looking for no spoilers, stop reading now. Quick Thoughts These are the […]

Finding Just Right

This morning, my son, and daughter were playing in my bed while my husband finished getting ready for the day. As usual, it turned into a wrestling match. My son would push my daughter over, they would laugh so hard, and she would pop right back up, and the whole thing would start over again. […]

Love is Blind Season 4 Opening Thoughts

Is Love is Blind problematic? Yes. Is Love is Blind a mess? Yes. Do I think anyone but me will read this? No. Am I still going to write about it because I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS?! Yes. Season 4 of Love Is Blind premiered Friday, March 24th, with the first five episodes. Boy, are they […]

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